1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In this episode, Mary discusses her journey with host Logan van Beek: Chapters Childhood/Growing up with the condition Aniridia (4:25) Joining the Upper Hutt Swim club at 9 years old – ‘Swimming was the equaliser’ (11:48) First International swimming competition in Australia 2007 – a turning point in Mary’s life (16:27) Preparing for 2012 Para-Olympics - Training full-time, close relationships with coach Luke Clark (20:51) &quot;Mary there is no limit to how fast you are allowed to go&quot; - 2012 Para-Olympic experience (30:44) Experience leading into the London Paralympics – Fully committed! (33:04) The feeling of winning the Gold Medal at the Para-Olympic Games “Take the Risk… Take the Risk” (38:05) Explaining the Paralympic Classifcations (55:12) How life changed after London - Becoming MNZM, Winning the Halberg Award &amp;amp; Supreme Award at the Attitude awards (1:02:37) Change of Coach, Change of City - preparation leading into the Rio Para-Olympics (1:07:38) Dealing with Expectations &amp;amp; Mixed Feelings after Rio (1:16:03) Retiring from competitive Swimming in 2018 (1:24:58) Mary's real success is what she has been doing outside of the pool - volunteering, advocating for change, exploring &amp;amp; pushing the boundaries of her confidence (1:35:28) Mary passion to help protect the natural fresh waterways in New Zealand (1:42:29) Advice for a young disabled athlete wanting to go to the Para-Olympics (1:49:47) Mary's Six Tips for How &amp;amp; When to Help a Blind Person (1:52:57) . www.followthroughwithlvb.com www.instagram.com/followthroughwithlvb www.blindlowvision.org.nz &amp;nbsp; Follow Through with LVB http://www.followthroughwithlvb.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15474353/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/15474353